We're back home now and I'll try to catch up. I had some posting problems while at FQ (long story, but just make sure you don't take too long composing your posts), so I wasn't keeping up each day.
Sunday we spent most of the day at MK. We took the Keys to the Kingdom tour and had dinner at Tony's Town Square. Not really PO related, so I'll skip this. I will mention that there is a HUGE crane set up next to the castle. Our guide said it was there to take down the Christmas lights. It didn't help folks who wanted to take photos of the castle. The buses to and from FQ were on schedule, but full. We did not share any stops with Riverside. The MK was really crowded by lunch time, with long lines at all the "E" attractions. Sunday evening we chilled at Scat Cat's. As I have noted before, Tom Casey is a good musician, but there wasn't much of an audience. Not like when Elliot was there. Sad.
Monday we spent at Downtown Disney. Again, not much PO related info, but since it is connected by the river and boats, I guess it is ok to post about it here. The boats were very busy keeping up with demand. We had to wait for second and even third boats on some occasions. They were literally lined up on the lake waiting for dock space. There is a lot of construction at DTD and not just the new parking garage. There are several large areas along the lake front, necessitating not just the usual construction walls but also a bunch of yellow containment booms in the lake itself. I'm sure it will be nice when it is finished, but it lacks visual attractiveness right now. We weren't taking photos of anything, so we only had to look at it once. I don't know what they are doing, or how long it will take, but seeing the announcement that the main boat dock will be closed for a while certainly doesn't surprise me.
Meanwhile, back at FQ, there was a lot of exterior painting going on. The railings in Bldg. 1 were "Wet" the whole time we were there and they were still working on it as we were leaving. That meant several large hydraulic lifts were in use, and there were occasional temporary closing of walkways to maintain safe working areas. I didn't get a chance to really look around the other buildings, so I don't know what stage of the sprucing up they are in, but they are sure working hard at keeping things looking good. There was also equipment moving back and forth to the pool area, but that should be finished soon.
After walking around a bit, and riding the boats up and down the river, I was impressed with the number of FQ rooms that have a clear view of the river. Many more than Riverside, and some of the Riverside rooms don't have as clear a view of the river because of landscaping between the buildings and the water. Just a thought for those who particularly desire a river view. As noted above, we got a great river view without even asking for it! All we wanted was a king room that didn't overlook the pool refurbishment.
That's it for this visit, unless there are any questions. We hope everyone has as great a time as we did!!!
Good point, Andre. If you're going to post, post! Don't get distracted. 
